fivela

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fivela, from Vulgar Latin *fībella, diminutive of Latin fībula (whence Portuguese fíbula was borrowed).

Cognate with Galician fibela and Spanish hebilla.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈvɛ.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈvɛ.la/
 

  • Hyphenation: fi‧ve‧la

Noun

fivela f (plural fivelas)

  1. (countable) buckle (belt clasp)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Konkani: फिवेल (phivel)

Further reading

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